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Airgas Chooses "Pro-Business" Virginia As Home State
February 3, 2012 10:22 am | by AP | News | Comments
Airgas national fleet manager Tuffy Baum attributes the decision to Virginia's pro-business stance, strong economic growth and a desire to keep taxes and regulations at a minimum.
First ID Index A Positive Indicator
February 3, 2012 9:18 am | by Jeff Reinke, Editorial Director | Articles | Comments
The ID Index is comprised of your publicly-traded peer companies that we can track in...
Braas Recognized With Top Honors In Sales Preformance
February 2, 2012 2:44 pm | by Omron | News | Comments
Omron executives presented the award to...
W.W. Grainger Named "Bull Of The Day" Stock By Zacks
February 2, 2012 9:44 am | by www.zacks.com | News | Comments
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Shareholder Wars
February 3, 2012 4:10 pm | by Fred Mendelsohn, Partner at Burke, Warren, Mackay & Serritella, P.C. in Chicago | Articles | CommentsLike a marriage strained by the loss of a job, shareholder relations at closely-held businesses have become strained as sales decline and financial and management agendas diverge.
Ready. Fire. Aim. Duh?!
February 3, 2012 2:47 pm | by George F. Brown, Jr., CEO and Co-Founder of Blue Canyon Partners, Inc. | Articles | CommentsOne of the things we’ve learned is that strong leaders of implementation projects carefully think about the impacts of their plans on their firm’s customers and business partners.
Your Sales Team: Does It Fit Your Company?
February 3, 2012 2:14 pm | by Ty Swain, CEO, Growth Dynamics | Articles | CommentsA recent study by Growth Dynamics revealed that 78 percent of all C-level executives and sales leadership respondents defined the top concern they face in today’s economic environment is hiring sales people who fit their business and perform.
CRM Analytics For Sales Benchmarking
February 3, 2012 2:11 pm | by Mike Schmidt, Associate Editor | Articles | CommentsUsing this solution as a framework can helps industrial distributors better target and control sales opportunities
Job Market's Most Impressive Surge Since 2006
February 3, 2012 10:41 am | News | CommentsHiring accelerated across the economy and up and down the pay scale. The high-salary professional services industry added 70,000 jobs, the most in 10 months. Manufacturing added 50,000, the most in a year.
Big 50 Watch List
February 2, 2012 4:57 pm | by Anna Wells, Executive Editor, Industrial Distribution | Articles | CommentsIndustrial Distribution introduces The Big 50 Watch List
Airgas Among Industrial Gases Companies Industry With the Highest Future Earnings Growth
February 2, 2012 9:54 am | by Peter Chu, Financial News Network | News | CommentsAirgas is Among the Companies in the Industrial Gases Industry With the Highest Future Earnings Growth (ARG, APD, PX)
Family Ties
February 1, 2012 4:38 pm | by Anna Wells, Executive Editor, Industrial Distribution | Articles | CommentsDespite flying below the radar for many years, Shively Bros. has lately become a company to watch. As many of their competitors were scaling back, Flint-based Shively was propelling forward—even cracking The Big 50 List for the very first time in 2011.
Wall Street Futures Head Higher On Manufacturing Data
February 1, 2012 9:36 am | by AP | News | CommentsU.S. stock futures are getting a boost from solid manufacturing data from around the world as attention turns toward the state of the U.S. economy in the run-up to a crucial jobs report.
PTDA Welcomes New Members
January 31, 2012 3:25 pm | by PTDA | News | CommentsThe Power Transmission Distributors Association welcomed five new manufacturer members in the fourth quarter of 2011
Multi-Tier Cost Management Solution Enables Increased Profitability
January 31, 2012 11:43 am | by E2open | News | CommentsE2open Introduces New Multi-Tier Cost Management Solution to Enable Increased Profitability for Brand Owners
RG Group Acquires Weaver Fluid Power
January 31, 2012 10:22 am | by RG Group | News | CommentsRandall A. Gross, CEO of RG Group, announced today the acquisition of Weaver Fluid Power located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
QNX Software Systems And Arrow Electronics Ink Distribution Agree To Join Forces
January 31, 2012 10:17 am | by AP | News | CommentsRelationship expands market opportunities for the software platform driving next-generation embedded and M2M products.
Anixter International Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter Net Income
January 31, 2012 10:06 am | by PR Newswire | News | CommentsSales increased 8 percent from the prior year period to $1.50 billion
ABB To Acquire Thomas & Betts
January 30, 2012 10:28 am | by ABB | News | CommentsThomas & Betts, combined with ABB’s North American low-voltage products business, will become a new global business unit led out of Memphis, TN, under the leadership of Pileggi.
